Original* Hitler Youth Belt Buckle. N 114. *Original* Hitler Youth Belt Buckle. N 114. Antique & Militaria

The Hitler Youth ‘Hitlerjugend’, often abbreviated as HJ, was the youth organisation of the Nazi Party in Germany. Its origins date back to 1922 and it received the name Hitler-Jugend, Bund deutscher Arbeiterjugend (‘Hitler Youth, League of German Worker Youth’) in July 1926. From 1936 until 1945, it was the sole official boys' youth organisation in Germany and it was partially a paramilitary organisation. It was composed of the Hitler Youth proper for male youths aged 14 to 18, and the German Youngsters in the Hitler Youth (Deutsches Jungvolk in der Hitler Jugend or "DJ", also "DJV") for younger boys aged 10 to 14. The buckle features an eagle with down turned wings perched on top of a HJ diamond. This is surrounded by a serrated circular border with inner and outer rope, and the HJ motto ‘Blut und Ehre’ (Blood and Honour). Only showing minor age related marks with a nice patina. See page 269 of ‘Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich’ by John R. Angolia. The price for this guaranteed original includes UK delivery. N 114.